Created in 1994, a young pup by wine standards, it is not to be underestimated. Named after South Africa’s most iconic bay, which frames much of the country’s premium winelands, False Bay Vineyards was born out of a desire to make ‘real’ wine affordable. Bush Vine Pinotage is not from irrigated, over-cropped vines shackled to wires in horrifically hot and stressed out vineyards. The wine is from coastal, dry-farmed bush vines which have had time to adapt and find their happy place. The resulting wine therefore, is perhaps more ‘Pino’ than ‘Tage’. Wild yeast fermentation, low yielding bush vines and ageing in large French oak foudre inform this richly-fruited, yet savoury and satisfying Pinotage. Plummy aromas with a faint hit of barbecued meat. The palate is full and rich with slightly rustic yet moreish tannins and an impressively long finish.